Haslam first called Pat Summitt's son, Tyler, to make sure he was on board with the name. "I was like, 'Is that okay? That's amazing,'" Summitt said. "I know my mom is smiling down from heaven.

Tyler Summitt said the Nashville bid for a WNBA expansion team, named the Tennessee Summitt, is the "perfect way" to honor Pat Summitt's legacy.